How to Use predict in a Sentence

predict

verb

• Sales are predicted to be the same as last year.
• It's hard to predict how the election will turn out.
• Many people predicted that the store would fail, but it has done very well.
• She claims that she can predict future events.
• All the local forecasters are predicting rain for this afternoon.
• And no one can predict what the world will look like in two weeks.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 11 Mar. 2020
• And 59% predict the market will rise by the end of the third quarter.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 July 2024
• See the shades colorists predict will be all the rage this fall.
  — Allure, 10 Sep. 2019
• This is very hard to predict and can vary year to year.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2022
• To be fair, Kevin did predict a Ridge win — but not a blowout.
  — Stephen English, star-telegram, 28 Oct. 2017
• Some of these tools were used to predict the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
• None of this is to predict a robust economy for the rest of the year.
  — Quartz, 3 Feb. 2023
• The frequency and size of those surges is still very hard to predict.
  — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
• But the Raiders are proving to be a bit more stealthy than predicted.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2019
• Few could predict what to expect just a few months ago.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2020
• And other viewers predicted that the adorable duo would soon be the best of friends.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2023
• Who is predicted to win Game 7 between the 76ers and Celtics?
  — oregonlive, 14 May 2023
• Experts still predict that testing of gene drive in the field is still years away.
  — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 19 July 2017
• Berry is far too smart to promise the playoffs or predict a record.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
• Week 17 games, for a number of reasons, are hard to predict.
  — Andy Nesbitt, For The Win, 27 Dec. 2019
• Who, then, could have predicted what would happen in the decade since?
  — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2019
• Only time will tell if the last part of 2024 will be as bleak as predicted.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
• No one can predict that for sure, though there are promising signs.
  — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2021
• Looking ahead to the unfolding year, LinkedIn predicts the trends set to shape the landscape of work in 2024.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
• But, so far, the size of that potential influx is hard to predict.
  — al, 5 Mar. 2021
• And the Street began to predict possible winners and losers, as well as where most of the pain will be felt.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023
• This year’s harvest is predicted to get off to a late start.
  — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2019
• Scientists predict these storms will get worse as the world warms.
  — Adrienne Vogt, CNN, 28 July 2022
• The weather service predicts the rain to subside headed into Wednesday night as conditions are forecast to shift to partly cloudy with a low around 26.
  — Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
• The National Retail Federation predicts retail sales this winter will be up to 3.5% higher than last year.
  — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024